STREAM Initiative

STREAM Education recognizes that not only are we are to prepare young people for their future, but for the strong economic future found in our own backyard.

The equation for a superior education...

STREAM empowers local diocesan schools to target an increase in 21st century education resources by creating partnerships with local businesses. Authentic educational opportunities and platforms for learning about areas rich with career opportunities spanning all STREAM disciplines will be sought within our community businesses, academic institutions, and cultural centers. These larger school-community relationships are integral to STREAM success and a measure of achieving a truly common goal: a bright future for the Catholic school students of Buffalo.

STREAM is the diocesan investment to support the future of Catholic education in WNY. The diocese has designed and will continue to help fund and implement the STREAM Education Initiative for those schools that apply and are accepted. Currently, 21 schools participate in the STREAM Education Initiative.

Students become involved in hands-on projects where problem solving, collaboration, and the results of their efforts make lessons more relevant than a textbook alone. Increased technology to enhance learning is emphasized, and career connections as well as exposure to working professionals further relates students to their own learning and their futures! It helps answer the “Why are we learning this?” question.

STREAM intentionally connects disciplines to drive instruction. In the real world, content knowledge is interwoven, layered and sophisticated, not experienced in isolation. STREAM Education promotes the coordination of topics around central themes, and encourages the exploration of concepts in relation to one another

activities are hands-on; projects based, include engineering design, and have relevant application in the real world

STREAM Academy

Emphasize STREAM education learning areas and nurtures the innate curiosity of every child!

Provides a runway for our next generation of believers, innovators, scientists and leaders!

Register now – limited spaces!

The Spring 2017 session of STREAM Academy at St. Amelia School will run from the week of February 6 through the week of May 1. Courses will be held after school – please see course descriptions for times.

There is a $25 course fee for each student. Please submit the fee to the school office after completing online course registration below.